W. H. Jackson sample album.; W. H. Jackson sample album. Colorado Book VII ; no. 166
Creator
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942.
Date
[between 1886 and 1890?]
Summary
View of the United States Post Office (later the Customs House) at 16th (Sixteenth) and Arapahoe Streets, Denver, Colorado; businesses include: W.F. Robinson Printing Company (at 1508-1514 Arapahoe), and the P. Casey Building with a sign which reads: "Denver Furniture Carpet House. Draperies. Curtains and Oil Cloths. Stoves, Ranges and Queensware. Fine Folding Beds. P. Casey, successor to Hax Gartner Furniture Company." Shows street vendor carts, covered horse-drawn carriages, women and men on the sidewalk, streetcar tracks and a bicycle. A banner over 16th Street reads: "You need a change. Go to Paris." Also shows the Mining Exchange Building.
Description
1 photoprint : collodion ; 25 x 33 cm. (10 x 13 in.) mounted on album page.
Is Part Of
W. H. Jackson sample album. Colorado Book VII.
Type of Material
Sample books.; Collodion printing-out paper prints.; Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
Subject
United States. Post Office (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Post offices--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
Format-Medium
Photograph
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR700301573
Notes
Attribution to Jackson based on inclusion in bound W. H. Jackson sample album.; Condition: Print is worn, corners frayed.; Hand-lettered title and number[?] reproduced in print.; Label on front of photoprint reads: "Not to be listed."; Mounted on verso of album page: WHJ-1572.; R7003015737
Filename
00301573.TIF
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